The Great Masses no. 5 D. 678 & no. 6 D. 950

Album by Franz Schubert & Helen Donath & Ingeborg Springer & Peter Schreier & Theo Adam & MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig & Wolfgang Sawallisch

The Great Masses no. 5 D. 678 and no. 6 D. 950 are choral mass settings by Austrian composer Franz Schubert, composed in 1819 and 1828 respectively. They exemplify Schubert's blend of Classical form and emerging Romantic expressiveness, featuring lyrical solo and choral writing, expansive harmonic shifts and fuller orchestral colour, with the sixth Mass among his final large-scale sacred works and illustrating his mature harmonic language.
First released: 1990

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Kyrie
    7:18
  2. 2.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: I. Kyrie
    7:08
  3. 3.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Gloria
    15:15
  4. 4.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: II. Gloria
    14:22
  5. 5.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Credo
    12:19
  6. 6.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: III. Credo
    15:54
  7. 7.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Sanctus
    3:18
  8. 8.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: IV. Sanctus
    3:20
  9. 9.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Benedictus
    4:34
  10. 10.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: V. Benedictus
    6:44
  11. 11.
    Mass no. 5 in A flat major, D. 678: Agnus Dei
    9:00
  12. 12.
    Mass no. 6 in E flat major, D. 950: VI. Agnus Dei
    10:25

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